Lesson: How To Stop Fighting With Your Wife or Husband
From The Grove - Academia de Idiomas
Conversation
Answer the following questions. You might be asked to write them down or answer them out-loud.
- What's your opinion about marriage?
- Why do people get married?
- What are some qualities that you think are important in a spouse or partner?
- What's the key for a successful relationship?
- Do you think it is okay for a couple to live together before getting married? Why or Why not?
- Why do people sometimes have arguments in relationships?
- What are some of the main reasons people get divorced?
- Do you think getting married means giving up freedom?
Vocabulary
Look at the vocabulary below. Take time to explore the links for their definitions in English and their translations to Portuguese. When you are done, make a sentence with each word. Ask your teacher if you should write them down or say them out loud.
- d | t - relationship
- d | t - such
- d | t - bliss
- d | t - bug
- d | t - crap
- d | t - slightly
- d | t - battle
- d | t - painfully
- d | t - treat
- d | t - wimp
- d | t - dimwit
- d | t - choose
- d | t - nag
- d | t - exactly
- d | t - over
- d | t - entire
- d | t - editorialize
- d | t - mode
- d | t - empathize
- d | t - tip
- d | t - hire
- d | t - referee
Video
Watch the following video but DON'T read the transcript yet.
After watching the video do this listening exercise.
Reading practice
Read the following transcript then do the associated reading comprehension exercise.
Transcript:
--->>> Transcript
Writing practice
Write a couple of paragraphs ---->>>> instructions <<<<-----. Make sure to use words you learned from the text and try to make it as long as you can.